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FiM Special: "Best Gift Ever"
27 Oct 2018My original rating: ★★★★
IMDb score: 7.9
The one with Gummy's parachuteThoughts: Wikipedia doesn't count this as part of Friendship is Magic proper – which is why it gives the total FiM episode count as 221, not 222 – but I do, and this is my blog, so there! Written by Mike Vogel, who handled seasonal fare so well with "A Hearth's Warming Tail", this is a warm-hearted, gently amusing slice of life piece. It largely keeps the fanservice unobtrusive, it provides a great guest character in Pistachio, and the Mane Six and Spike all get decent parts. Rainbow and Discord interacting properly for once was interesting. On the downside, Fluttershy is unimpressive until the last act, Derpy is portrayed as a little more slow-witted than I'd prefer, and Sparity is getting very tired by this point. Aurora, Bori and Alice were great, though, and the naming was genius. Add two good-but-not-stellar songs and pudding and the result is a low-stakes, low-demand piece of festive fun. Four stars may have been slightly generous, but a top-end three it can keep.
Choice quote: Prince Rutherford: "Is that good angle for optimal smashing?"
New rating: ★★★
Whenever I finally get my rump into gear and next write one of these, I won't immediately be starting on FiM Season 9. That's because a week before that premiered, we had an Equestria Girls special to watch. Which, I am sure you'll all be delighted to know, was "Spring Breakdown". So that's coming next. Sorry!
I only remember this as "the one with the deer" and don't recall any specifics from it. I doubt I ever watched it after it premiered, which is par for the course on all the later seasons. I wish I remembered a lot of the details you mention, particularly Derpy's involvement. I do remember her messing up while trying to put the tree-topper on, but that may have been a different episode. On the other hand, I'm glad I don't remember any Sparity hints.
ReplyDeleteEven when I rewatched it back in 2021, this special still does nothing for me. As of this posting, it was the last piece of FiM that I rewatched, and I've still yet to rewatch season nine if I dare. It's just... blah.
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